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Jalal Uddin was found in South Street in Rochdale in February

Three men who were being questioned in connection with the death of a prominent Koran reader have been bailed pending further police inquiries.

Jalal Uddin, 64, died in hospital after being found with a serious head injury in Rochdale in February.

On Thursday, a 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and a 24-year-old man was held over alleged terrorism funding.

A third man, 21, was also bailed after being re-arrested.

He had previously been questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.

Mr Uddin was found in South Street in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, a few streets away from the Jalalia Jaamé Mosque, where it is understood he was a qari, or Koran reader.

A 31-year-old man arrested in February on suspicion of murder has been released without charge and eliminated from inquiries and a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed until 1 June.

Mohammed Syeedy, 26, of Ramsey Street, Rochdale, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 22 August.